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WHO IS THE MAN?
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selected q site for the new military post
to be located in the west. A number of
sites were profered to General Sheri-
dan by the citizens committee from which
he selected q tract of land within
seven miles of Denver. The committee
! will proceed to complete the purchase of
the tract and forward the papers to the
Department of Justice for approval.
General Sheridan believes the establish
ment of the new post which will be q
regimental post will result in considera-
BILE economy in expenditure, as the pur-
pose is to consolidate under one admins
tration at Denver at least three and
probably four of the smaller posts.
SWORN IN.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Messrs.
Cooley, Morrison, SchoOnmaker, Bragg
and Walker, the Interstate commission,
visited the Interior Department this after
noon and took the oath of office.
VISITED THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Messrs.
Cooley, Morrison. Schoonmaker and
Walker of the Interstate commerce com
mission called at the White House to-day
and had a short conference with the
President
LANDS FOX The INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The Presi
dent to-day directed the allotment of
lands in severalty to the Indians on Warm
Springs reservation in Oregon. This is
the first action taken under the Indian
land severalty act which was passed by
the las Congress- Under its provisions
the Surveyor General of Oregon
will have surveyed sufficient land
to give each head of 8
family 100 acres, to each single person
over eighteen years of age so acres, to
each orphan under eighteen years of age
80 acres, and to each other single person
under eighteen years Of age 40 acres.
This distribution is made to females and
males alike. By the last census there
were $50 Indians on this reservation,
each of whom will receive a patent
to his land which shall be of legal effect,
and declares that the United States will
hold the lands thus allotted for period of
twenty-five years in trust for the sole use
and benefit # the Indian or his heirs. At
the expiration of this period the United
States will convey the lands in fee simple.
ASKING FOR INFORMATION.
WASHINGTON, March 81. - Secretary
EudicOtt mas issued 8 circular calling for
information relative to the condition OF
the business methods of the bureaus and
other matters required by Senator Cock
reL's committee.
CONTEST BOARD.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Presi-
dent to- day appointed Charles 6. Hub
hard Collector Of Customs at Hartford,
Conn.
Commissioner Sparks of the General
Land Office to-day issued an order Great
ing a contest board, to which all contest
cases now pending or hereafter arising
in presumption and public lands
divisions shall be referred for examina-
ton and decisions. After action is taken
by the board upon contest case it will
go to the board of review. The board is
to consist of five members, selected from
the several divisions of the General Land !
Office.
GENERAL MOTIFS.
WASHINGTON, March 3l-A revised !
estimate of the public debt reduction for |
March makes 1t about Sl1, 100000.
1t is authoritativeIy announced that the |
appointments will be made to-
Secretary of the Treasury,
Charles S. Fairchild, New York; Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury, Isaac II
New YORK. MIR. Maynard is
present Comptroller of the Treasury, hsv-
ng been appointed to that position by
President Cleveland June l, 1885. He has
made an excellent record in that position.
1t the time of his appointment, Judge
Maynard was First Deputy Attorney Gen
raj of New York. Two years prior to
lis appointment to the federal service he
vas the Democratic candidate for SeCre-
ery of State of New York, but WAS de
Gated owing, it is said, to his prohibition
ecOrd.